I will be curious to see if that Blackbird 'sings' when you ride the bike. I'm guessing there's something to the reason for it being a spoke - mounted wheel accessory.
For those that also might not know about this vintage, and rare, doo dad, here's what I know.
It's from the 1950's and made out of Bakelite. It is billed as a 'spoke whistle' , so I'm guessing this bird will sing! It has tiny holes in it for mounting between the spokes.
I picked this up at our local swap in June, and once TRM's build started taking shape, it seemed like the perfect doodad / Mojo !
For those that also might not know about this vintage, and rare, doo dad, here's what I know.
![Norco whirly bird vintage.jpg Norco whirly bird vintage.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/103/103728-Norco-whirly-bird-vintage.jpg)
It's from the 1950's and made out of Bakelite. It is billed as a 'spoke whistle' , so I'm guessing this bird will sing! It has tiny holes in it for mounting between the spokes.
![vintage-norco-whirl-away-bird-bicycle_1_6baff7a1e3de3dbb54977df485eb48c6.jpg vintage-norco-whirl-away-bird-bicycle_1_6baff7a1e3de3dbb54977df485eb48c6.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/103/103730-vintage-norco-whirl-away-bird-bicycle-1-6baff7a1e3de3dbb54977df485eb48c6.jpg)
I picked this up at our local swap in June, and once TRM's build started taking shape, it seemed like the perfect doodad / Mojo !